Ignition strength test17 of manufactured, reconstructed, and hand rolled cigarettes
| Product, and length of the tobacco rod (mm) up to tipping paper | Self extinguished in holder number (%) | Self extinguished on filter paper number (average burn length along rod beyond the 15 mm mark, in mm) | Cigarettes burnt full length number (%) | Average (SD) burn time (minutes: seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufactured cigarette by brand (n = 40 for each brand) | 3 brands: 12:18 (0:59) | |||
| Marlboro 58 | 0 (0) | 0 (43) | 40 (100) | 11:52 (1:48) |
| Holiday 58 | 0 (0) | 0 (43) | 40 (100) | 12.10 (0:47) |
| Horizon 60 | 0 (0) | 0 (45) | 40 (100) | 12.54 (0:57) |
| Manufactured cigarette with banded paper (n = 40) | ||||
| Merit 51 | 0 (0) | 10 (32) | 29 (73) | 9.57 (1:52) |
| Hand rolling tobaccos rolled in medium weight Rizla cigarette paper (n = 40 for each brand) | 3 brands: 0:31 (1:25) | |||
| Marlboro 55 | 38 (95) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0:11 (0:47) |
| Holiday 55 | 40 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0:00 (0:00) |
| Horizon 55 | 26 (65) | 14 (2) | 0 (0) | 1:21 (2:06) |
| Manufactured cigarettes reconstructed with light weight Rizla cigarette paper (n = 20 for each brand) | 3 brands: 0:00 | |||
| Marlboro 58 | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0:00 |
| Holiday 58 | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0:00 |
| Horizon 60 | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0:00 |
| Manufactured cigarettes reconstructed with medium weight Rizla cigarette paper (n = 20 for each brand) | 3 brands: 1:16 (1:57) | |||
| Marlboro 58 | 14 (70) | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | 0:57 (1:31) |
| Holiday 58 | 10 (50) | 10 (2) | 0 (0) | 2:10 (2:29) |
| Horizon 60 | 16 (80) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 0:42 (1:28) |